Have you recently acquired newAirPodsorAirPods Max, and are you trying to connect them to your MacBook?
Youve come to the right place.
Welcome to the world of AirPods.
You can find the pairing button on the back of the AirPods case.Photo: Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo
Look to the top right of the MacBook screen, where you should see the two parallel bars icon.
If thats a no, then take these actions.
First, you oughta go into the Bluetooth menu.
smack the Apple icon button at the top of your Mac, then hit System parameters.
Hit Bluetooth, and verify that Bluetooth is toggled on.
From there, get your AirPods and check that both sticks are contained in the case.
You should see the small LED light on the front of the case flash white.
Then, on your Mac screen, see what devices appear under Nearby Devices.
You should see an icon for the AirPods pop-up.
Click Connect, and you should be ready to go after a few seconds.
For AirPods Max, youll need to hold the noise control button instead to put it into pairing mode.
In that same top bar menu, hit the arrow button that appears when you hover over Sound.
This should let you quickly change your audio output.
you’ve got the option to also do the same through System controls.
Scroll down to the Sound section, and look for your AirPods under Audio Output.
We should also note not all AirPods will connect to older-model MacBooks.
The first-gen AirPods Pro can use macOS Catalina 10.15.1 or later.
The latest generation of regular AirPods needs to be on macOS Monterey or later.
If youre on Windows 11, look into the bottom search bar and throw in in Bluetooth.
You should see the option to choose Bluetooth and other devices tweaks.
From there, you should see the option to Add unit.
select that, and select Bluetooth.
You should now see the option for an AirPods come up on your PC.
tap on it to pair it with your PC.
you might then set the machine to play through your earbuds under Choose where to play sound.
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